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No-till farming is a method of growing crops in which the soil is disturbed only as much as necessary to get the seed and plant nutrients into the soil. In industrial farming systems, it requires specialized equipment and practices to achieve acceptable yields. It helps the environment by keeping soil covered with some type of plant material year-round, thereby preventing nearly all erosion. It also requires fewer trips through the field with heavy equipment, which uses less petroleum products per acre of crop produced. Because of the fact that soil beneath the top layer doesn't get exposed to the air, it is a method of helping to sequester, or trap, carbon. Unfortunately, it also means that sometimes more pesticides must be used to counteract the lack of tillage, though rigorous crop rotation can alleviate most of this.
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∙ 14y ago
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∙ 15y agoNo-till farming reduces wind and water erosion of the topsoil.
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What does till farming help prevent?
No-till farming reduces wind and water erosion of the topsoil.
Does no-till farming help preserve soil?
Yes
Does no-till farming help reduce erosion?
Yes it does.
What farming methods help conserves soil?
Contour plowing, terraces, no-till farming, cover crops, and crop rotation.
Is no-till farming and contour farming two examples of preventing soil erosion?
Yes. No-till farming and contour farming are two examples of preventing soil erosion.
What farming technique specifically helped farmers adapt to dry environment in the west?
Irrigation systems helped farmers the most. They also had no-till practices and implements.
How did ancient Greeks adapt farming techniques to their environment?
they adapted their farming techniques to their environment by the hillside.
What is low till farming?
A method of farming in which the soil is disturbed as little as possible, and only when necessary. Compare to no-till farming in which the only soil disturbance is just that which is necessary to plant the seed.
What are till plains used for?
farming and raising cows
Is till a conjunction?
It can be, when it is used instead of until (He was sleeping till the rooster woke him).Otherwise it is a preposition (till dawn, till then).A homonym for till is a noun or verb related to farming.
Why is organic farming being promoted?
Organic farming is better for the environment and rids our environment of toxic chemicals that can be harmful to plants, animals, and people.
Practice of leaving plant stalks in the field?
no-till farming
